Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-11
Garden Reach, or of ChowriDgher, where
the married aristocracy of the Presidency

"
The military element prevailed over the
G. S. who were there, as usual in the black
claw-hammer cost and expansive shirt
front of civilization-the same hideous
evening costume that one now sees all |
the world over, with the inevitable opera
hat and button-hole.
Both Lonsdale and Montressor were |
acceptable guests to Lady Tremayne, SIS
both were men with That indescribable aif !
of perfect breeding which no psrvenu can
counterfeit.
"Where is the beauty!" whispered
Danvers to Travers, as the two made
their wey slowly and hali-aimlessly
through the throng.
"There she is, with old Doyley hanging
over her, trying, no doubt, to wean her
from her fetish, the Egyptian hero, with
| his usual elaborate speeches, that, like
those of Val Blake, have done service
wherever the Queens morning drum
bests," replied Cecil Travers, as they sew
a rather bsld-headed, grizzled, and very
base, elderly looking man, in the uniform
Of a Dragon Guard regiment, STOPPING
over young lady who was seated on an
ottoman in the recess of an open window.
He had an eyeglass screwed into his
right eye-a knack of his-and his habit
of suddenly turning it on anyone who ep-
preached was to some people emOarrsss-
| ing; to many rude.
she was dressed In q soft and clingiDg
costume CT black, in contrast to which
her slender neck and rounded arms
seemed es white as snow. She had rich
chestnut hair, with q soft curly fringe
that shone like gold when the light struck
it, soft dark eyes with long black lashes,
a nose that was just little retrOusse
rather than straight, a colorless complex
ion; and as she famed herself her face
wore just then restless, uneasy, anx-
ious ana worried expression, which
Charlie Dsnvers supposed was due to an
noysnce at the attentions OF her mature
dragon admirer, whom she seemed to
hear as if she heard him not.
"By Jove, she is perfect" muttered
youDg Travers, as with no small envy he
saw his chum Charlie about to be intro
drced to her by Lady Tremayne. "Per-
feet, even to her slender, arched and
pretty little feet"
TO a keener observer than the young
Body Guardsman, her face-a beautiful
one certainly-Would have told of one
whose life had known misfortune keenly
of painful past and of a present in
was little of peace.
Dsnvers, though his hair was straw
. colored-yet carefully parted in the
middle-though his expressionless face
was rather freckly; and he had pair of
legs the thickest portion whereof OF each
, was the ankle, deemed himself rather an
| object of interest. Like most empty
headed young men, though q postmaster
in shooting, tennis end polo, he had an
inexhsustible flow of small talk; but
somehow he had none now.
. Buttoned up to the throat in tight
tunic-he was On duty-with gold sash
, across his left shoulder, ditto belt
, round his waist, he felt very limp, and as
he afterwards said, sail the go" wss
: fairly out of him; and, as Lady Tremayne
} led him forward to where her fair friend
est, he could only gasp out vague reply
TO some remark she made.
81 beg your pardon, Mr.. Danyers,
/ said Lady Trems3ne; "but did not hear
: what you said"
"Only that it is very-hot," said Dan
vers.
"Of course; but you are in India
! What do you think of it?''
!. "That it would be all the better for be-
: ing little colder"
The lady, who WAS thoroughly accli-
matiseG, and had been "steWed" for two
years among the swamps of Arracon
laughed at his not very original remark
and said:
al must now introduce you as recon
arrival to Mrs"
, Danvers found himself face to fect
! with the beauty Of whom all were talking
! but failed to catch her name, as just ther
sudden and unexpected scene took
place.
: "Clsire!" burst from the lips Of Mon
tressor, who. at that moment, approached
. "Claire!" he repeated, in low voice
= that Was breatbless and husky with as
topishment and Joy.
The young beauty in black was Claire
{ Richmond, his lost wife, yet looking st
q pure, so pale, and winning as ever-sC
2 much like her former self that he could
E almost have been persuaded that the dire
. episode of the so-cslleG "Irene," and
q their subsequent separation, were por-
tons of CHASTITY, asterrlble dream, anc
that now was a blessed Weakening and
reality had come ct last; in this most IN
expected time and place and manner.
The bewilderment was on his side, but
: the anguish on hers. OF his innocence
supreme excitement" it has been said,
, ''we do not express surprise much; in
, deed, in the shaken state Of our senses
we do not feel it at times"
Clare rose to her feet, trembling ard
seemingly about to sink, and sink she did
, when Montressor drew near her, and she
held up her hands deprecatingly and en-
treetingl, , as if to keep his touch iron
!, her.
Their recognition was complete.
But the wild excitement of the moment
with the heat of the room and Of thu
climate, proved too much for her tende
: system and overstrung nerves. Sh'
reeled snd fell back senseless into th'
arms OF Colonel Doyley, and ultimately
amid confusion and dismay, Montresso
J, had to leave her with the Tremsynes, anC
e await the events of the morrow.
"Odd, ali this-dooced odd-when SIT
e is engaged, they say, to Val Blake," h
j heard young Travers say; Sand he laugh
;, her to play billiards SO we'll"
= Sir Hobart became very stiff and pomp
: GUS, while Lady Tremsyne assumed ;
more than usually cold manner while sht
h famed herself vehemently, and said II
!. some who gathered round her:
a "This affair has been shockipgly mis-
managed and i'll brought about"
e Clsire's outstretched hands and avertet
n face seemed to give Montressor sensa
ton like the keen stab of q sword in hi
/. heart.
ooh. T,onsdaleD said he. as they droy,